ALICE

IT'S BEEN SEVEN DAYS SINCE I REJECTED MY MATE. WHEN THE INCONCEIVABLE TRUTH CAME OUT THAT HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE TASK FORCE FOR YEARS, I COULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT HIM. THIS IS THE TASK FORCE THAT TRIED TO ROUND UP MY FAMILY, KILL US, AND EXPERIMENT ON ALPHAS TO LEARN HOW THEY TICK.

MITCHELL'S ADAMANT HE HAD NO CHOICE. BUT THE TRUTH IS HE BETRAYED US—BETRAYED ME. THAT DISHONESTY SHATTERED OUR BOND SO DEEPLY, I DON'T THINK IT CAN EVER BE MENDED. IF THAT'S NOT BAD ENOUGH, MY HEART IS COMING—A DANGEROUS TIME FOR A LONE PACK OMEGA. I MAY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BRING HIM BACK TO SERVICE ME THROUGH IT.

MEANWHILE, THE OTHER OMEGAS ARE DEVELOPING NEW, DANGEROUS POWERS THEY STRUGGLE TO CONTROL. I'M TERRIFIED SOMEONE WILL BE HARMED, SO I NEED MITCHELL TO HELP ME GUIDE THEM. HE AND I ARE CAPABLE OF INSTRUCTING THEM SUCCESSFULLY, ASSUMING WE CAN STOP FIGHTING LONG ENOUGH TO PARTNER ONE LAST TIME.

IF WE DO THIS, WILL MY HEART SURVIVE BEING CLOSE TO HIM AFTER WHAT HE DID? WILL WE HARNESS THE OMEGAS' POWERS IN TIME TO SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND OURSELVES IN A FINAL SHOWDOWN? WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, BECAUSE THE ONLY THING THAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT THE TASK FORCE IS COMING FOR US—SOON